Simple iced buns difficulty ** #10

Makes 10

Preparing time: 25 minutes

Cooking time 12-15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 500 g strong white flour 
• 50 g caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon fast-action dried yeast 
• 25 g slightly salted butter
• 300 ml hand-hot milk 
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 

For the icing

• 300 g fondant icing sugar
• pink food colouring 

1. Mix together the flour, sugar, and yeast in a bowl. 
2. Add the butter, milk, and vanilla and mix to a fairly soft dough, adding a dash more milk or hot water of the dough feels dry
3. Knead the dough for 10 minutes on a floured surface until smooth and elastic
4. Put in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave to rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size
5. Punch the dough to deflate it, then divide into 10 even-sized pieces on a floured surface and shape each into a sausage shape 
6. Place, well spaces apart, on a large greased baking sheet
7. Cover loosely with greased clingfilm and leave to rise for 30 minutes 
8. Bake in a preheat oven, 200 C(400 F), Gas Mark 6 for 12- 15 minutes until risen and pale golden
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool
10. Make the icing
11. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl and gradually beat in a little water, a teaspoonful at a time, to make a smooth, spreadable icing
12. Spread half over 5 of the buns
13. Add a dash of pink food colouring to the remaining icing and spread over the rest of the buns 
14. Best eating freshly baked. 
15. Enjoy in this meal. :-)